What Ivanka Did This Week: Added Another Name To Her Burn Book

Ivanka's schedule has not been made public, so each week, we will do our best to cover the public events and forums she attends, the meetings she has with lawmakers and government officials, and her social media presence.

Sunday, December 9

Ivanka Trump has started speaking up more against human trafficking in recent weeks. This is one of the many issues she has in her sprawling White House portfolio. On Sunday, she celebrated the passing of a bill which aids survivors of child pornography.

The first daughter praised a tax break she helped push earlier this year called "Opportunity Zones." The Associated Press reported that Ivanka and Jared could potentially benefit financially from the program — another example of the blurring lines caused by the couple refusing to divest from their real estate investments when they joined the administration.

The AP said Jared held a stake at a company that's about to build several properties through the program. His family's firm also holds at least 13 properties in these zones, which would make them qualify for the tax breaks. "[They] could profit even if they don’t do anything — by potentially benefiting from a recent surge in Opportunity Zone property values amid a gold rush of interest from developers and investors," AP reported.

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ProPublica reported Ivanka helped negotiate how much the Presidential Inaugural Committee would pay the Trump Organization for "rooms, meals, and event space" at its D.C. hotel for President Trump's 2017 inauguration. According to emails reviewed by ProPublica, at least one of the inauguration's planners was concerned that the Trumps were overcharging for the venue.